Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Indika (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Indika. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Indika is located in Isle of Wight County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Isle of Wight County: Franklin, Southampton, Suffolk City & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Indika. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indika:
- Isle of Wight County (The home county of Indika)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indika, with the one closest to Indika listed first.
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zuni
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Walters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Raynor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Magnet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carrsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Rescue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Rushmere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Chesapeake City
- The following are listed by their distance from Indika, with the one closest to Indika listed first.
- Charlton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Chesapeake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Indika, with the one closest to Indika listed first.
- Greenwood Farms
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Aberdeen Gardens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Chapel Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newgate Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Phoebus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Buckroe Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- James City County
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Indika, with the one closest to Indika listed first.
- Hilton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Bernard Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Newport News
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Lee Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Norfolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Indika, with the one closest to Indika listed first.
- Alantic City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Glenwood Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
- Norfolk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sussex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sussex is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Monticello Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
- New Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth City
- Portsmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indika, with the one closest to Indika listed first.
- Burdette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Doles Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Ivor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Edgehill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Sedley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Hunterdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Isaac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Kingsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Cypress Manor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Watkins Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Indika, with the one closest to Indika listed first.
- Chuckatuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Kilby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Wilroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Manning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Suffolk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Driver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Ames Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
- Bennett Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Russell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Shoulders Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indika, with the one closest to Indika listed first.
- Itata
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Beachland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Dendron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Surry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Scotland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Carsley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Spring Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indika, with the one closest to Indika listed first.
- Wakefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia Beach City
- The following are listed by their distance from Indika, with the one closest to Indika listed first.
- Westview Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
- Burtons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burtons is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtons
- Aragona Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Kempsville Gardens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens
- Pocahontas Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indika, with the one closest to Indika listed first.
- Yorkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Rochambeau Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Dare
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Charles Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Lackey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Camden County (NC)
- Horseshoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Gates County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indika, with the one closest to Indika listed first.
- Corapeake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reynoldson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Willeyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Gates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Savage
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Savage is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Roduco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roduco is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Sunbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Acorn Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Eure
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gatesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hertford County (NC)
- Como
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indika, see our County-by-County Page for Indika.
Cemeteries Near Indika ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indika.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Indika - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indika covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indika, with the one closest to Indika listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Town of Windsor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tyler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holly Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rawles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Rosemont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Indika in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indika.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indika, with the one closest to Indika listed first.
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Myrtle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Everets
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Everets is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everets
- Kilby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Chuckatuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Manning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Suffolk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zuni
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Driver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Raynor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carrsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Comet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indika. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indika.
Newspapers Published in Indika ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indika.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indika, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indika.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Indika:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Isle of Wight County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Hampton City
- James City County
- Newport News City
- Norfolk City
- Poquoson City
- Portsmouth City
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Virginia Beach City
- York County
- Camden County
- Gates County
- Hertford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Indika, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Indika) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |